英文商业书信用语概述

1、英文商业书信用语、商业书信开头常用语notice(1)特此奉告等Toinformoneof;Tosay;Tostate;Tocommunicate;Toadviseoneof;Tobringtoones(knowledge);Tolaybeforeone;Topointout;Toindicate;Tomention;Toappriseoneof;Toannounce;Toremark;Tocallonesattentionto;Toremindoneof;etc.1. Wearepleasedtoinformyouthat2. Wehavepleasureininformingyouthat

2、3. Wehavethepleasuretoappriseyouof4. Wehavethehonourtoinformyouthat(of)5. Wetakethelibertyofannouncingtoyouthat6. Wehavetoinformyouthat(of)7. Wehavetoadviseyouof(that)8. Wewishtoinformyouthat(of)9. Wethinkitadvisabletoinformyouthat(of)10. Wearepleasedtohavethisopportunityofremindingyouthat(of)11. We

3、taketheadvantageofthisopportunitytobringbeforeyournotice12. Pleaseallowustocallyourattentionto13. Permitustoremindyouthat(of)14. Mayweaskyourattentionto15. Wefeelitourdutytoinformyouthat(of)(2) 为(目的)奉告某某事项1. Thepurposeofthisletteristoinformyouthat(of)2. Thepurportofthislineistoadviseyouthat(of)3. Th

4、eobjectofthepresentistoreportyouthat4. Theobjectofthisletteristotellyouthat5. BythisletterwePurposetoinformyouthat(of)6. Throughthepresentwewishtointimatetoyouthat7. Thepresentservestoacquaintyouthat(3)惠请告知某某事项，等1. Pleaseinformmethat(of)2. Kindlyinformmethat(of)3. Begoodenoughtoinformmethat(of)4. Be

5、sogoodastoinformmethat(of)5. Havethegoodnesstoinformmethat(of)6. Obligemebyinformingthat(of)7. Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldinformmethat(of)8. Ishouldbegladifyouwouldinformmethat(of)9. Ishouldesteemitafavourifyouwouldinformmethat(of)10. Iwillthankyoutoinformmethat(of)11. Youwillgreatlyobligemebyinformi

6、ngthat(of)12. Weshallbeobligedifyouwillinformusthat(of)13. Weshallbepleasedtohaveyourinformationregarding(on,asto;about)14. Weshalldeemitafavourifyouwilladviseusof15. Weshallesteemitahighfavourifyouwillinformusthat(of)(4)特确认，本公司某月某日函件等1. Weconfirmourrespectsofthel0thMay2. Weconfirmourletterofthel0th

7、ofthismonth3. Weconfirmourlastletterofthel0thJune4. Wehadthepleasureofwritingyoulastonthel0thofthismonth5. Weconfirmourrespectsofthel0thJune6. Weconfirmtheremarksmadeinourrespectsofthel0thJuly7. Weconfirmtheparticularsofourenquirybytelephoneofthismorning8. Inconfirmingourtelegramofthismorning,-9. Co

8、nfirmingourrespectsofthe10thMay,-10. Confirmingourlastofthe10thJune,-(5)贵公司某月某日函电，敬悉等1. Wehavepleasureinacknowledgingreceiptofyouresteemedfavourofthe3rdMay2. WearepleasedtoacknowledgereceiptofyourfavourofthelstJune3. Wehavetoacknowhedgereceiptofyourfavourofthe5thJuly4. YourletterofMay5wasverywelcome

9、5. YourletterofAprill0gavememuchpleasure6. Youresteemedfavourof7thMaywasdulyreceivedbyus7. Yourfavourofthe5thJuneisdulytohand8. Yourfavourofthel0thisto(at)hand9. Weareinduereceiptofyourfavourdatedthe7thJune10. Weareinreceiptofyourletterofthe7thJuly11. Weareinpossessionofyourletterofthe5thApril12. We

10、havedulyreceivedyourfavourofthe5thMarch13. Yourletterofyesterdaysdateisdulyto(at)hand14. Youresteemedcommunicationofyesterdaysdateisjustto(at)hand15. Wethankyouforyourfavourofthe5thMay16. Weareobligedforyourletterofthe5thMay17. Manythanksforyourlatterofthe5thJune18. VerymanythanksforyourletterofMay5

11、19. Inacknowledgingreceiptofyourletterofthe5thJune,.20. Yourfavourofthe5thMayhasjustreachedme21. Yourfavourofthe5thMayisdulyreceived22. Yourfavourofthe5thMayisnowbeforeme23. Yourpromisedletterunderdate(of)the5thJunehasjustreachedus(6)特回答贵公司某月某日函所叙述有关事项等1. Ihavethepleasureofstating,inanswertoyourinqu

12、iryofthe4thinst,that2. Inreplytoyourletterofthe5thofMay,Ihavetoinformyouthat(of)3. Ihastentoansweryourinquiryofthel5thMay,bystatingthat4. Weareinreceiptofyoursofthe5thJune,inreplytowhichwearepleasedtostatethat5. Inreplytoyoursofthel0thMay,relativeto.,Iwouldsaythat6. Iaminreceiptofyourfavourofthe7thM

13、ay,andinresponseIinformyouthat(of)7. Inresponsetoyourletterofl0thMay,Iwishtosaythat8. Inanswertoyourfavourofthe5thMayregarding.Ireplyasfollows:9. Answeringyourletterofthe8thofFebruaryre.,Iwouldsaythat10. InreplytoyourletterofFebruary8th,Iinformyouthat(of)11. Replyingtoyoursofthe8thofFebruaryregardin

14、g.,Iwouldsaythat12. ReplyingtoyourfavourunderdateofFebruary8thre.,Isaythat(7)非常遗憾，我们奉告您关于，等。1. Weregrettoinformyouthat(of)2. Wearesorrytohavetodrawyourattentionto3. Weregrettohavetosaythat4. Weregrettoadviseyouthat5. Weverymuchregrettoannounceyouthat6. Itismostregrettablethatwehavetoinformyouthat(of

15、)7. Itiswithourgreatestregretthatwemustinformyouthat(of)8. Toourgreatestregretwemustherewithinformyouthat(of)9. ItisamatterforregretthatIhavetoinformyouthat(of)10. ItistoberegrettedthatImustinformyouthat(of)11. Itiswithregretandreluctancethatwehavetoinformyouthat(of)12. Itgivesusadeepsorrowthatwehav

16、etoannounceyouthat13. Itcausesmemuchsorrowtohavetosaythat14. Ifeelsorryforhavingtoannounceyouthat15. Iexpressmysorrowforannouncingyouthat(8)当我们得悉.甚为遗憾等。1. Weareverysorrytohear(know)that2. wearegrievedtohearof(about)3. Weareindeedsorrytohearthat4Weverymuchregrettohearthat5. Weregrettohearof(that)6. I

17、tiswithgreatregretthatwejustlearnthat7. Muchtoourregretwehaveheardthat8. Weregrettoreceiveyourinformationre9. Weregretthatwehavebeeninformedthat(of)10. Toourdeepregretwewereinformedthat(of)（ 9） 我们对于您某月某日来函的询价，深表谢意等。1. Wethankyouverymuchforyourinquiryofthel0thofMay2. Ithankyouforyourinquiryofthe10thM

18、ay3. Weareverymuchobligedbyyourenquirydatedthe10thMay4. Weareindebtedtoyourinquiryunderdate（of）the10thMayfor5. IthankyouforyourinquiryofJuly106. ThanksforyourkindenquiryofMay5（10）兹函附某某，请查收，等。1. Enclosedpleasefind2. Enclosedwehandyou3. Weencloseherewith4. Herewithwehavethepleasuretohandyou5. Wehavepl

19、easureinenclosingherewith6. Wetakethelibertytoencloseherein7. Wearepleasedtoencloseherewith8. Wearepleasedtohandyouenclosed9. 11）遵照某月某日来函指示，等。1. Inaccordancewiththeinstructionsgiven（contained）inyourfavourofthe10thMay2. Accordingtothedirectionscontainedinyoursofthe6thMay3. Accordingtotheinstructionsg

20、iveninyourletterunderdateofthe10thoflastmonth4. Inconformitywith（to）yourinstructionsofthel0thult.5. PursuanttoyourinstructionsofMay10（12）关于详情，下次叙述，等。1. Iwillwriteyouparticularsinmynext.2. Particularswillberelatedinthefollowing.3. Iwillrelatefurtherdetailsinthefollowing.4. Iwillinformyoumorefullyinmy

21、next.5. Iwillgo（enter）intofurtherdetailsinmynext.（13）如下列所记，如附件所述，等。1. Asstatedbelow,2. Annexedhereto,3. Attachedyouwillfind.4. Asshownonthenextpage5. Asindicatedoverleaf（下页，背面）6. Asatfoothereof,7. Sentwiththis,8. Asthedrawingsattached,9. Asshownintheencloseddocuments,10. Asalreadymentioned,11. Aspar

22、ticularizedontheattachedsheet,12. Asdetailedinthepreviousletter,（ 14） 因电文不太明确.，等。1. Yourtelegramjustreceivedisquiteunintelligible.2. Pleaserepeatyourwireonreceiptofthis,statingyourmeaningmoreclearly.3. Yourtelegramisnotclear;explainthethirdandfourthwords.4. Yourtelegramisunintelligible;repeatmoreful

23、lyinplainlanguage.5. Yourcableisnotclear,repeat,usingthecodesagreedupon（on）.6. Wecannotunderstandyourtelegram;statethecodeusedandwhichedition.7. Yourtelegramisnotsignedwithcipherasagreedon;confirmifcorrect.8. Wecannottracethecodeyouused;pleaserepeatthetelegraminplainwords.9. Yourtelegramistooshortto

24、beunderstood.Pleaserepeatitmorefully.10. Thetelegramwasvague（pointless）,andtheyrequestedthemtoexplaininplainwords.、商业英文书信中所使用的词语（1）贵函Yourletter;Yourfavour;youresteemedletter;Youresteemedfavour;Yourvaluedletter;Yourvaluedfavour;Yournote;Yourcommunication;Yourgreatlyesteemedletter;Yourveryfriendlynote

25、;Yourfriendlyadvice;Yours.（2）本信，本函Our（my）letter;Our（my）respects;Ours（mine）;Thisletter;theselines;Thepresent.（3）前函Thelastletter;Thelastmail;Thelastpost;thelastcommunication;Thelastrespects（自己的信）;Thelastfavour（来信）（4）次函Thenextletter;Thenextmail;Thenextcommunication;Theletterfollowing;thefollowing.（5）贵函

26、发出日期Yourletterof（the）5thMay;Yourfavourdated（the）5thJune;Yoursofthe3rdJuly;Yoursunderdate（of）the5thJuly;Yourletterbearingdate5thJuly;Yourfavourofevendate（AE）;Yourletterofyesterday;Yourfavourofyesterdaysdate;Yourletterdatedyesterday.（6）贵方来电、电传及传真Yourtelegram;Yourwire;Yourcablegram（从国外）;Yourcodedwire（密

27、码电报）;Yourcodemessage;Yourciphertelegram;Yourwirelesstelegram;YourTELEX;YourFax.（7）贵方电话Yourtelephonemessage;Yourphonemessage;Yourtelephoniccommunication;Yourtelephonecall;Yourring.(8)通知(Noun)Advice;Notice;Information;Notification;Communication;Areport;News;Intelligence;Message.(Verb)(通知，告知)Tocommunic

28、ate(afact)to;Toreport(afact)to.on;Toapprise(aperson)of;Tolet(aperson)know;Toacquaint(aperson)with;Tointimate(afact)to;Tosendword;tosendamessage;Tomailanotice;towrite(aperson)information;Togivenotice(预告);Tobreakanewsto(通知坏消息);Toannounce(宣布).(9)回信(Noun)Ananswer;Areply;Aresponse.(Verb)Toanswer;Toreply;

29、Togiveareply;Togiveonesanswer;Tomakeananswer;Tosendananswer;Towriteinreply;Toansweronesletter.(特此回信)Replyto;Answeringto;Inanswerto;Inreplyto;Inresponseto.(等候回信)Toawaitananswer;Towaitforananswer.(收到回信)Togetananswer;Tofavouronewithananswer;Togetaletteranswered.(10)收讫，收到(Noun)Receipt(收到);Areceipt(收据);A

30、receiver(领取人，取款人);Arecipient(收款人)(Verb)Toreceive;Tobeinreceiptof;Tobeto(at)hand;Tocometohand;Tobeinpossesionof;Tobefavouredwith;Toget;Tohave;Tohavebefore(aperson);Tomakeoutareceipt(开出收据);Toacknowledgereceipt(告知收讫).(11)确认Toconfirm;Confirming;Confirmation;InConfirmationof(为确认.,为证实.);Aletterofconfirmat

31、ion(确认函或确认书)(12)高兴，愉快，欣慰Tohavethepleasuretodo;Tohavethepleasureofdoing;Tohavepleasuretodo;tohavepleasurein(of)doing;Totake(a)pleasureindoing(something);Totakepleasureindoing(something);Tobepleasedto(with)(by);tobedelightedat(in)(with);Tobegladto(of)(about);Toberejoicedin(at).13）随函附件Enclose;Inclose.（

32、14）迅速，立刻Urgently;Promptly;Immediately;Withallspeed;Atonce;Withdispatch;Withalldespatch;Withthequickestpossibledespatch;Withtheleastpossibledelay;Assoonaspossible;Asquicklyaspossible;Aspromptlyaspossible;Atonesearliestconvenience;Attheearliestpossiblemoment;Atanearlydate;Withoutdelay;Withoutlossoftim

33、e;Immediatelyonreceiptofthisletter;Byexpressmessenger;BySpecialmessenger;Byspecialdelivery;Byexpressletter.（15）回信Byreturn;Byreturnofpost;Byreturnofmail;Byreturnofair-mail.（16）依照Accordingto;Agreeablyto;Conformablyto;pursuantto;Inaccordancewith;Inconformitywith（to）;Inobedienceto;Indeferenceto;Incompli

34、ancewith;Inagreementwith;Inpursuanceof.（17）就.，关于About;Regarding;Concerning;Asto;Asregards;Withregardto;Inregardto;（of）;Respecting;Relativeto;Anent;Inconnectionwith;Referringto;Withreferenceto;Inreferenceto;Re.（18）期满到期及应付之款Tobedue;Tofalldue（become）due（日期将到）;Duly（正时，及时）；IndueCourse（依照顺序）.（19）（每个，按照，通过

35、）Per（=by,through）rail.（post,mail,steamer）（通过铁路，邮政，轮船）Perpro.=byproxy（由代理）Perannum（=yearly，每年）Permensem（=monthly,每月）Perdiemdaiem（=daily,每日）Perman,percapital（=perhead,依照人数，每一人）Perpiece（每一个，每一件）（20）表示抱歉（冒昧做了某事）Totakethelibertyofdoingsomething;Totakethelibertytodosomething;Totakethelibertyindoingsomethi

36、ng.（21）甚感遗憾，请包涵Toregret;Tobesorry;Tobechagrined;Tobemortified;Tobevexed;Toregrettosay;Tobesorrytosay;Toonesregret;Tofeelagreatregretfor;Toexpressregret;Toberegretted;Tobeamatterforregret;Toberegrettable;Tobedeplorable.22）（我们）对于.甚感荣幸Tohavethehonourofdoing(being);Tohavethehonourtodo(be);Todoone(onesel

37、f)thehonourofdoing(being);Toesteem(regard)itasahighhonourtodo(be);Toappreciatethehonourtodo(be);Tofeelhonouredtodo(be);Tooweoneadebtofhonourtodo(be);Tobehonouredwithdoing(being)something;Tohonouronewithdoing(being)something.23）请Please;Kindly;begoodenough;Bekindenough;Havethekindness.(24)感谢，衷心感谢等Toth

38、ank;Tobe(feel)thankful;Tobe(feel)grateful;Tobeobliged;Tobeindebted;Toesteem(it)afavour(privilege);Togive(tender,return)onesthanks;Toexpressonesgratitude(appreciation);Totenderonessincerethanksfor;Tobeoverwhelmedwithgratitude.(25)请照顾等(Noun)(请吩咐)Command;Order;Service(Verb)(服务)Tocommand;Toorder;Toserve

39、;Tobeatonesservice;Torenderservicetoone;Todooneaservice;Tobeofservicetoone.、商业英文书信常用结束语(1)我们盼望于近日内接获回信，等。1. Wehopetoreceiveyourfavouratanearlydate.2. Wehopetobefavouredwithareplywiththeleastdelay.3. Weawaitagoodnewswithpatience.4. Wehopetoreceiveafavourablereplyperreturnmail.5. Weawaitthepleasureofr

40、eceivingafavourablereplyatanearlydate.6. Weawaitthefavourofyourearly(prompt)reply.7. Apromptreplywouldgreatlyobligeus.8. Wetrustyouwillfavouruswithanearly(prompt)reply.9. Wetrustthatyouwillreplyusimmediately.10. Weshouldbeobligedbyyourearly(prompt)reply.11. Willyourpleasereplywithoutdelaywhatyourwis

41、hesareinthismatter?12. Willyoukindlyinformusimmediatelywhatyouwishustodo.13. Werequestyoutoinformusofyourdecisionbyreturnofpost.14. Weareawaiting(anxioustoreceive)yourearlyreply.15. Wethankyoufortheanticipatedfavourofyourearlyreply.16. Weshouldappreciateanearlyreply.17. Wethankyouinanticipationofyou

42、rusualcourteouspromptattention.18. Wethankyounowforthecourtesyofyourearlyattention.19. Wehopetoreceiveyourreplywiththeleastpossibledelay.20. Kindlyreplyatyourearliestconvenience.21. Pleasesendyourreplybytheearliestdelivery.22. Pleasesendyourreplybymessenger.23. Pleasereplyimmediately.24. Pleasefavou

43、ruswithyourreplyasearlyaspossible.25. Pleasewritetousbytonightsmail,withoutfail.26. Mayweremindyouthatwearestillawaitingyourearlyreply.27. Maywerequestthefavourofyourearlyreply?28. Apromptreplywouldhelpusgreatly.29. Apromptreplywillgreatlyobligeus.30. Yourpromptreplywouldbegreatlyappreciated.31. You

44、rpromptattentiontothismatterwouldbegreatlyesteemed.32. Welookforwardtoreceivingyourearlyreply.33. Wethankyounowforthisanticipatedcourtesy.34. Asthematterisurgent,anearlyreplywilloblige.35. Wereplyonreceivingyourreplybyreturnofpost.（2）回信请用电报，等。1. Weawaityourreplybytelegraph.2. Pleasewirereplytoourtel

45、egramofthismorning.noon3. Weareanxiouslyawaitingyourreplybytelegram.4. Pleasearrangeforyourtelegraphicreply,orlongdistancecall,toreachusbeforeonMonday.5. Cablereplyimmediately,usingWesternUnionCode.6. Pleaseacknowledgebywirethereceiptoftheseinstructions.7. Pleasedonotfailtotelegraphyourreplyimmediat

46、elyonreceiptofthisletter.8. Pleasetelegraphyourdecisionwithoutdelayaswehaveoffersawaiting.9. Pleasetelegraphreplyimmediately,ourofficeswillbeopenuntil9p.m.10. Obligeusbyreplyingbytelegrambeforenoontomorrow,aswehaveanotheroffer.11. Informusbytelegramofyourlowestquotations.12. WiremeattheGrandHotel.Yo

47、kohama,beforenoon.13. Wireintimeforustowriteyouinreplyby7p.m.mail.14. TelegraphmefromOsakabeforenoonstatingyourtelephonenumbers.15. Kindlyreplymebywire（telegraphically）.16. Weshouldbepleasedtohaveyoutelegraphicallyreplyus.（3）关于某某事项，谨表谢意，等。1. Pleaseacceptourthanksinadvanceforyourusualkindattention.2.

48、 Pleaseacceptourthanksforthetroubleyouhavetaken.3. Weareobligedtoyouforyourkindattentioninthismatter.4. Wearegreatlyobligedforyourtrialorderjustreceived.5. Wewishtoassureyouofyourappreciationofyourcourtesyinthismatter.6. Wethankyouforyourorderjustreceived.7. Wethankyouforthespecialcareyouhavegivento

49、thematter.8. Wetenderyouoursincerethanksforyourgeneroustreatmentofusinthisaffair.9. Allowustothankyouforthekindnessextendedtous.10. Weareverysensibleofyourfriendlyservicesonourbehalf,forwhichpleaseacceptoursincerethanks.（4）请原谅我的回信延迟.，等。1. PleaseexcusemylatereplytoyourveryfriendlyletterofMarch1.2. Ih

50、opeyouwillforgivemefornothavingwrittenyouforsolong.3. Ihopeyouwillexcusemefornothavingrepliedtoyouuntiltoday.4. IhumblyapologizeyouformydelayinansweringtoyourkindletterofMay5.5. Ihaveto（must）apologizeyoufornotansweringyourletterintime.6. Imustaskyoutokindlyacceptourexcuses,lateastheyare.（5）我们对您的关照，谨

51、致谢意，等。1. Werequestyoutoacceptourwarmestthanksfortheanticipatedfavour.2. Wethankyouinadvancefortheanticipatedfavour.（6）我们时刻不忘尽我们所能，为您服务，等。1. Weassureyouofourbestservicesatalltimes.2. Weshallsparenoeffortsinendeavouringtobeofservicestoyou.3. Weshallbepleasedtobeofservicetoyouatalltimes.（7）请原谅给您添了麻烦，等。

52、1. Wehopeyouwillpardonusfortroublingyou.2. Weregretthetroublewearecausingyou.3. Iregretthetroubleitcausedyou.4. Wetrustyouwillexcuseusforthisinconvenience.5. Wewishtocraveyourkindforbearanceforthistrouble.6. Wesolicityourforbearanceforsuchanannoyance.7. Wetrustyouwilloverlookthisbotheration,whichwee

53、xceedinglyregret.8. Kindlyexcusemefortroublingyouinthismatter.（8）请宽恕某某事项，等。1. Pleaseexcusethisclericalerror.2. Wetenderyouourapologyfortheinconveniencethiserrormayhavecausedyou.3. Werequestyoutoacceptourregretfortheerrorofourclerk.4. Wegreatlyregretthatwehavecausedyousuchainconvenience.5. Wewishtoex

54、pressourregretfortheannoyancethismistakehascausedyou.6. Wefranklyadmitwewereatfaultandweareanxioustorepairtheconsequences.（9）请多加关照，等。1. Wesolicitacontinuanceofyourvaluedfavour.2. Wesolicitacontinuanceofyourconfidenceandsupport.3. Wehopewemayreceiveyourfurtherfavour.4. Wehopetoreceiveacontinuanceofyo

55、urkindpatronage.5. Werequestyoutofavouruswithacontinuanceofyourkindsupport.6. Wesolicitacontinuanceofyourkindpatronage.（10）如有机会，我们必会报答您，等。1. Itwouldgiveusagreatpleasuretorenderyouasimilarserviceshouldanopportunityoccur.2. Wewishtoreciprocatethegoodwill.3. Weshallonasimilaroccasionbepleasedtoreciproc

56、ate.4. Wehopetobeabletoreciprocateyourgoodofficesonasimilaroccasion.5. Wearealwaysreadytorenderyousuchorsimilarservices.6. Weshallatalltimesbewillingtoreciprocatesuchorsimilarfavour.7. Weshallbehappytohaveanopportunityofreciprocatingtoyouonasimilaroccasion.（11）今天我已经讲完应报告事项，等。1. Withnothingfurthertoa

57、ddtoday.2. Withnothingmorefortoday.3. Withoutanythingfurtherforthepresent.4. Withnothingfurtherforthepresent.5. Withoutanythingmoretocommunicatefortoday.6. Withoutmoretowriteyoubythismail.7. Withoutfurthertoadviseyoutoday.8. Wehavenomore（nothingfurther）totell（inform）youtoday.四、合同用语（1）Wellhavethecontractreadyforsignature.我们应准备